Monday, December 01, 2008

Afghan Strategy Poses Stiff Challenge for Obama

WASHINGTON — One of the most difficult challenges President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team faces is Mr. Obama’s vow to send thousands of American troops to help defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan.

After seven years of war, Afghanistan presents a unique set of problems: a rural-based insurgency, an enemy sanctuary in neighboring Pakistan, the chronic weakness of the Afghan government, a thriving narcotics trade, poorly developed infrastructure, and forbidding terrain.

American intelligence reports underscore the seriousness of the threat.

U.S. Study Is Said to Warn of Crisis in Afghanistan
Joint Chiefs Chairman Is Gloomy on Afghanistan - NYTimes.com

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